Hot Take: This team will never get over the hump, until we move on from Bryce.

[Jackson113.2]

The last few seasons we've seen unprecedented Qb play. Allen, Jackson,  MaHomes, Burrow to name few. We move up to 1# to pick a micro Teddy Bridgewater. Burrow had at least 250 yards and 3 Tds the last 8 games ,and over 400 tonight.  Y'all get giddy if Bryce throws over 100 yards.  This is unacceptable in today's NFL.  

Face the facts, we need to move on.

Edited December 29, 2024 by Jackson113.2

[csx]

I don't think there's anything unprecedented about the top qbs. The previous top qbs were better IMO.

We aren't and shouldn't move on now even if we think he won't win big games. We have a ton to do before getting over any humps

[uncfan888]

Not really a hot take. Most of us aren't sold on Bryce 

[Aussie Tank]

Hot take every QB would struggle with Thielen as thier No1 

[PNW_PantherMan]

Let’s worry about getting to the hump first.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

I'm not sold on Bryce either but Panthers did play themselves out of Sanders/Ward and fug taking Quinn Ewers and Carson Beck 7th overall.

[Jackson113.2]

Prime Cam did more with less, so don't give me that no weapons crap.

[Jackie Lee]

31 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

Hot take every QB would struggle with Thielen as thier No1 

He had the 9th best separation rate last week through the whole league but ok

[Aussie Tank]

3 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

He had the 9th best separation rate last week through the whole league but ok

And he's doing his job perfectly. We just need other receivers that can separate and run under a 5 second 40 

[Aussie Tank]

13 minutes ago, Jackson113.2 said:

Prime Cam did more with less, so don't give me that no weapons crap.

Short fields help with the defense Cam had. Plus Cam had better weapons just not Oline 

[Jackson113.2]

Teams being up because offense is garbage  and running the ball is what hurts this year also.

[NAS]

Ah yes back to the keep swinging until you get an elite QB is the strategy of decades long loser franchises like Jets and Browns who have proven that even when you do have a good or great QB you likely won’t even know it because you lack the program culture and strategy to be successful . 

Chasing QBs never works. How many QBs have the Jets and Browns drafted and failed miserably?  Bengals didn’t know Burrow would be this good (many were skeptical of his one great year at LSU, or Ravens with Lamar, Chargers with Herbert, and especially Bills with Allen.  A bad franchise would have cut ties with Allen after his first 16-25 games when he looked terrible.  

You could call it luck and that’s not a strategy.  Tepper thought he could play god and create his own luck by outsmarting everyone else and it’s failed miserably. He seems to have finally humbled himself and hopefully understand that it’s most important to build the right culture and build a roster with an actual program philosophy of what you want the team to be.  you focus on evaluating talent, drafting well including QBs, and ensure it’s a developmental environment where good becomes great, and great can become elite. 

It is not time to cut ties with Bryce, you have to at least give it another year, maybe draft another prospect in later rounds if they’re BPA and continue to build.  As others have said it’s been 10 years since we knew what a hump even looks like and we’re not even close to it.

[mav1234]

I'm not convinced BY can win us games consistently against good competition... But he's gotten to a point where he isn't usually the reason we lose, and had a nice stretch of keeping us competitive.  So... Let's keep building the team (especially defense), not reach for a QB but if we get someone in the later rounds the coaches like, keep adding to the QB room and have a bit of competition in camp. 

[csx]

I'm certainly not wanting to spend a high 1st on the qbs slated to go in that range.

Edited December 29, 2024 by csx